2010 UK Championship (snooker)
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 4–12 December 2010 |
Venue | Telford International Centre |
City | Telford |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £625,000 |
Winner's share | £100,000 |
Highest break | Mark Joyce (143) |
Final | |
Champion | John Higgins |
Runner-up | Mark Williams |
Score | 10–9 |
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The 2010 12BET.com UK Championship[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16.[2]
John Higgins won the title after defeating Mark Williams in the final frame of the final to clinch his third UK title.[3][4] Higgins had trailed 5–9 and required a snooker in the seventeenth frame to remain in the match. With this win he regained the number one position in the rankings.[5]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7]
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Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 12 December 2010.[9][10] |
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John Higgins (4) Scotland |
10–9 | Mark Williams (5) Wales |
Afternoon: 80–0 (80), 1–78, 26–67, 45–65 (65), 66–60, 34–76, 17–66, 0–85 (85) Evening: 3–55, 90–0 (90), 94–43 (94), 45–85 (70), 135–0 (105), 16–63, 68–31, 110–0 (76), 71–69 (61 Williams), 64–28, 81–46 (66) |
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105 | Highest break | 85 |
1 | Century breaks | 0 |
5 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[11][12][13]
Century breaks
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